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irregular

[ih-reg-yuh-ler] / ɪˈrɛg jə lər /




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In Finland, irregular temperatures had also been detected in a few smaller grocery stores belonging to the Kesko group.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Reporters looked for telltale signs of damage, such as irregular dark spots, across several bands of light, including infrared wavelengths invisible to the human eye.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

There may be other contributory factors to any outbursts — including fatigue, lack of sleep, hunger, thirst, pain, infection, medications, bodily functions and irregular routines, among other many variables.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

“He’s had friends who don’t work anymore. He’s had so many people he knows in the industry leave the city because of how irregular work has become.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Of course, there are dozens of irregular plurals, but most of them are second nature to us by the time we’re five or six.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

Of the distinct combats that historians have identified, more than 90% were not primarily fought by formally organized regular troops but instead involved district militias and other irregulars, including Native American warriors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

According to Mr. Adkins, a company of South Vietnamese irregulars defected when the battle looked bleakest and began firing on their former comrades from inside the camp.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 19, 2020

On Sept. 12, 1919, 100 years to the day before his statue was unveiled, d’Annunzio led his company of black-clad rebel Italian soldiers and irregulars into the city of Fiume on the Adriatic coast.

From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2019

The Pentagon term for the irregulars is “enabled forces.”

From Washington Times ● Aug. 22, 2018

The Virgo cluster is already the richest collection of galaxies known, replete with spirals and ellipticals and irregulars, a jewel box in the sky.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan


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